Analyst estimates show Apple sold 17.1 million iPhones in the third quarter of the financial year, 3 million less than expected. Samsung shipped almost 10 million more smartphones, with 27 million sold.
This is the first time Samsung has shipped more smartphones than usual smartphone sales leader, Apple.
There has been strong demand for the Apple iPhone 4S, with upwards of 1 million pre orders of the device in the USA.
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Steve Jobs, a pancreatic cancer survivor, has announced he will step down as Apple‘s CEO.
Jobs had already known he would step down if there became a time where he could no longer perform his duties as Apple‘s CEO.
“Unfortunately, that day has come,” he said when confirming his departure.
Fresh off our last blog post about Apple releasing the iCloud, it seems the name may have landed them in some hot water.
Reports over at theage.com.au say that US-based iCloud Communications is suing Apple for using the name they claim to have been using since 2005.
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Many in tech circles see cloud computing as the future, but it looks like it’s about to break into the mainstream.
Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, recently announced his intention to “demote the PC and the Mac to just be a device”
With iCloud, files are stored by Apple in data centres, or the ‘cloud’. This will give users access to content from any Apple gadget, without the need to store the data on your devices hard drive.
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The Masterchef finalists are going all out to help Telstra attract iPhone buyers, in preparation for the iPhone’s official sale date on Friday, by cooking up Apple-inspired treats to attract the Apple fans.
To help customers from having to line up in the strangely cold weather in Sydney overnight, Vodafone and 3 will allow people to register their iPhone 4 purchase at the George Street Vodafone store from 10pm today. Customers have also begun queueing at the Optus store on George St.
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Continuing faulty antenna issues with the iPhone 4 may lead to a product recall, an embarrassing event for Apple, which may have costs of up to $1.5 billion USD. It is harder to put a price on the cost to Apple’s reputation.
Consumer Reports stated that it could not recommend the iPhone, due to the antenna, which, if the device is held a particular way, substantially cuts the phone’s reception resulting in “signal loss issues”.
This result was upheld by Engadgets, who in their own testing, found that the iPhone 4′s dropped calls and experienced low data rates at a much higher frequency than other phones. Engadget‘s full review of the iPhone 4 is here.
Consumer Reports blog contains further detail as to why the iPhone 3 is preferable to the latest model.
Parody Site, The Onion, with a video that sums up “Apple Computer” in a nutshell.
Apple has recently announced that the 3G iPhone is coming to Australia and New Zealand in July 2008.
Apple have really nailed it on the head with this phone. They have taken into consideration feedback from current users and groups, and the outcome is a much better, much cheaper solution, that is now also being sold downunder and will make all our lives much easier.
This will definitely be up there on my list of purchases for July. In business you can’t afford to be inefficient or not have up to the date information, and the iPhone is not only an ideal alternative to Blackberry or Palm based solutions, but it is much better. With the advent of “3G”, or essentially broadband capabilities, this phone will be a very attractive choice for both individuals and businesses in the second half of 2008.
